A.P. GoPo Federalism

A major strength of federalism lies in the fact that it promotes both national and state activities in which of the following manners?

• A. provides for complex government activities

• B. avoids concentration of political power

• C. guarantees the inherent inflexibility of a written constitution

• D. allows for the duplication of government offices and functions

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) was an important Supreme Court case involving federalism because

• A. it called for a republican form of government

• B. it provided for a national law protecting against domestic violence

• C. following this case, the Supreme Court became the third powerful branch of the national government

• D. the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution was upheld

Article IV of the United States Constitution addresses which of the following relationships between the states?

• A. full faith and credit

• B. reserved powers of the states and people

• C. respect for geographic integrity

• D. powers of the states in relation to the national government

Which of the following is NOT a concurrent power of national and state governments?

• A. protecting the public's health, welfare, and morals

• B. borrowing money

• C. chartering banks

• D. establishing courts

Cooperative federalism can best be described as

• A. the national government's ability to help the states through the spending of tax dollars and the providing of project grants

• B. placing more responsibility on the states as to how grant money is to be spent

• C. "marble-cake federalism"

• D. "layer-cake federalism"

The president most responsible for the implementation of new federalism was:

• A. George H.W. Bush

• B. Richard Nixon

• C. Ronald Reagan

• D. Bill Clinton

Which of the following is true about federalism?

• A. Cooperative federalism implies agreement between national and state governments on major social issues

• B. Interstate highway projects are an example of dual federalism

• C. Fiscal federalism involves limited control of the national government over the states

• D. Nixon's revenue-sharing plan is an example of fiscal federalism

Which of the following has the fewest "strings" attached when it comes to spending government monies?

• A. mandates

• B. categorical grants

• C. block grants

• D. grants-in-aid

Federalism as a form of government has many disadvantages. A major disadvantage of federalism is

• A. conflicts may arise over authority of government

• B. there is concentration of political power

• C. government is not close to the people

• D. existing state governments are not accommodated

Prohibited powers are powers that are denied to both the national and state governments. These denied powers are found in

• A. Article 1, Section 8

• B. Article 1, Sections 9 & 10

• C. Article IV, Section 4

• D. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18